Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bethany Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethany Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bethany Village

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Bethany Village:
  • 38.559834, -75.058792
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bethany Village

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Bethany Village is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bethany Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethany Village ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cedar Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
• Club House Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
• Foxfire Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxfire Meadow is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire Meadow
• Gulls Nest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gulls Nest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Nest
• Holly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Land of Pleasant Living
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Land of Pleasant Living is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pleasant Living
• Middlesex Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Beach
• Ocean View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <1>
• Piney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Piney Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Rogers Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
• Seabreak
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Seabreak is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreak
• Tower Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tower Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Shores

How Far From Bethany Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bethany Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bethany Village and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bethany Village to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'